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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightGauge

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ABrightGauge is a BI tool from ConnectWise that puts essential information in one place, providing visibility for more informed decisions. The user can customize BrightGauge dashboards and sync other business tools in its BI dashboard software for ultimate visibility. Users can also display data with embeddable gauges on public sites.

    $325

    per month

    ClicData

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AClicData is a 100% cloud-based business intelligence platform that allows users to connect, process, blend, visualize and share data from a single place. As an automated platform, users are able to rely on the latest version of company data, to ensure users make the right decisions. Hundreds of data connectors ClicData has connectors that allow users to pull data automatically from hundreds of business applications and databases. Data warehousing and ETL…

    $79

    per month

    Pricing
    BrightGaugeClicData
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
    Premium
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $269
    per month
    Business
    $525
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightGaugeClicData
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time fee$71 data volume, type of data source and level of automation
    Additional DetailsSet up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.All plans include multiple users licenses but dashboards can be shared with external users via live links, no license needed. Plans and pricing vary based on the data connectors, refreshes, and the level of automation needed. A few hours of Expert Service are including in all plans but more hours can be purchased. A white label option is also available for consultants and agencies.
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    ConnectWise
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    ClicData
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    7 Answers
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    Features
    BrightGaugeClicData
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    ClicData
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ClicData
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ClicData
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Publish to Web9.410 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.07 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    30% below category average
    ClicData
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.26 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    3% above category average
    ClicData
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.313 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    ClicData
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.86 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of BrightGauge and ClicData
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ClicData
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    REST API8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Java API6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BrightGaugeClicData
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightGaugeClicData
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConnectWise
    BrightGauge lets us know when we have critical issues that need solving. A massive influx of tickets all at the same time triggers an investigation. Usually, it is tied to a server going down, which we can address. It would not be helpful for a small MSP or IT department with just a few daily tickets. The stats are better used to track a large amount of clients.
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    ClicData
    We used ClicData dashboards in a somewhat unorthodox way: we used "Indicators", or icons within tables to represent data, and the results looked great. The ability to integrate 3rd party HTML into dashboards was valuable (although Clic Data correctly warns that response time may suffer). The ability to start small and release dashboards incrementally suited our needs very well. We also valued the responsive account team getting us quickly pointed in the right direction.
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    Pros
    ConnectWise
    • SQL queries can be presented in many different ways to illustrate the data. They can be used in lists, graphs, meter, etc.
    • The datasets frequency of updates can be customized to from 5 minutes to annually. It's very granular in this respect.
    • It allows dashboards to be shared outside your organization with clients, partners, and vendors to maximize collaboration and reporting.
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    ClicData
    • Ease of use, I can put together a dashboard in about an hour that is used by daily.
    • Support, their support team is super helpful and always has detailed insight.
    • Connectors, they have a huge number of connectors that allow easy integration of your data sources.
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    Cons
    ConnectWise
    • Annual or more than annualized data is desperately needed for MSPs to show trends, current limitation is previous 240 days for ConnectWise tickets
    • Alerts when datasets do not sync properly, I have to rely on my team to notice vs get an automated alert from BrightGauge
    • Small thing, but it would be nice to have more options on the report scheduler to enable a start date. If you wish to do it quarterly, you have to start the schedule exactly 3 months from the next run.
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    ClicData
    • More widgets.
    • Sometimes it takes a while to refresh.
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    Usability
    ConnectWise
    Usability is BrightGauge's strength. Granting the ability of virtually any user to be able to create a dashboard is incredibly valuable. If an organization very simple and straight forward reporting needs then BrightGauge is a perfect fit for them. Connecting to the dataset we used was very quick and easy and I imagine it would be the same for any major data source you would like to pull from.
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    ClicData
    Like I mentioned before, the ease of use means we not only get very quick results and beautiful dashboards in minutes, it means my team is actually using it because they aren't frustrated in the learning curve or wasting time trying to accomplish simple tasks.
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    Support Rating
    ConnectWise
    Anytime I have reached out to the BrightGauge support team they have been quick, responsive, and solved my issue. They go out of their way to be helpful!
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    ClicData
    We've only needed support a couple times in the beginning as we were learning the system and how to display our data in interesting ways. Every time we reached out we got very detailed responses and were connected to someone that you could tell was very interested in making sure we were happy with how things were going.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConnectWise
    I'm not aware of any other competitors to Bright Gauge that we selected. They seem to be very close to managed IT service providers and have been great at tailoring their support to the PSAs like ConnectWise, AutoTask, etc. I can see Bright Gauge getting more and more popular as time goes by
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    ClicData
    ClicData was the most flexible. It is cloud-based and even has WebService access. You can publish your data for access from other applications. The sheer number of data connectors is amazing. The ability to not only create dashboards, but you can schedule them to be delivered to specific recipients on a scheduled basis via PDF or a static HTML page.
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    Return on Investment
    ConnectWise
    • We were purchased by a large PE firm because we could easily show CSAT ratings.
    • The easily trackable stats are suitable for the C-Suite to see which division is the most profitable.
    • We won 60,000 MRR by displaying to potential customers how we track important issues with the gauges.
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    ClicData
    • ClicData was by far the most reasonable cost-wise, and we were able to get ROI within just minutes of using it.
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    ScreenShots

    ClicData Screenshots

    Product screenshotScreenshot of ClicData's data warehouse where all your company's data is centralized.Screenshot of Some of ClicData's connectors. 250+ data connections are available.Screenshot of Preview of a joint between datasets from two different sources. Do basic or advanced data transformations with ClicData's ETL features.Screenshot of Daily Sales Productivity dashboard exampleScreenshot of Financial KPIs Dashboard example